CITY OF ALLENTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA FIVE-YEAR CONSOLIDATED PLAN FY 2020 to FY 2024 FY 2020ANNUAL ACTION PLAN CDBG, ESG & HOME January 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020 Maria Quigney, HUD Grants Manager City of Allentown 435 Hamilton Street, Third Floor Allentown, PA 18101 March 2020 Prepared by: City of Allentown 2020-2024 Five Year Consolidated Plan & 2020 Annual Action Plan March 2020 Contents Executive Summary ....................................................................................................................................... 4 ES-05 Executive Summary - 24 CFR 91.200(c), 91.220(b) ......................................................................... 4 The Process ................................................................................................................................................... 9 PR-05 Lead & Responsible Agencies 24 CFR 91.200(b) ............................................................................. 9 PR-10 Consultation – 91.100, 91.110, 91.200(b), 91.300(b), 91.215(I) and 91.315(I) ............................ 10 PR-15 Citizen Participation – 91.105, 91.115, 91.200(c) and 91.300(c) ................................................. 24 Needs Assessment ...................................................................................................................................... 28 NA-05 Overview ...................................................................................................................................... 28 NA-10 Housing Needs Assessment - 24 CFR 91.205 (a,b,c) .................................................................... 31 NA-15 Disproportionately Greater Need: Housing Problems – 91.205 (b)(2) ........................................ 40 NA-20 Disproportionately Greater Need: Severe Housing Problems – 91.205 (b)(2) ............................ 48 NA-25 Disproportionately Greater Need: Housing Cost Burdens – 91.205 (b)(2) .................................. 52 NA-30 Disproportionately Greater Need: Discussion – 91.205(b)(2) ..................................................... 57 NA-35 Public Housing – 91.205(b) .......................................................................................................... 59 NA-40 Homeless Needs Assessment – 91.205(c).................................................................................... 67 NA-45 Non-Homeless Special Needs Assessment - 91.205 (b,d) ............................................................ 72 NA-50 Non-Housing Community Development Needs – 91.215 (f) ....................................................... 76 Housing Market Analysis ............................................................................................................................. 79 MA-05 Overview ..................................................................................................................................... 79 MA-10 Number of Housing Units – 91.210(a)&(b)(2) ............................................................................. 81 MA-15 Housing Market Analysis: Cost of Housing - 91.210(a) ............................................................... 89 MA-20 Housing Market Analysis: Condition of Housing – 91.210(a).................................................... 103 MA-25 Public and Assisted Housing – 91.210(b) .................................................................................. 109 MA-30 Homeless Facilities and Services – 91.210(c) ............................................................................ 113 MA-35 Special Needs Facilities and Services – 91.210(d) ..................................................................... 118 Page 1 of 236 City of Allentown 2020-2024 Five Year Consolidated Plan & 2020 Annual Action Plan March 2020 MA-40 Barriers to Affordable Housing – 91.210(e) .............................................................................. 122 MA-45 Non-Housing Community Development Assets – 91.215 (f) .................................................... 124 MA-50 Needs and Market Analysis Discussion ..................................................................................... 136 MA-60 Broadband Needs of Housing occupied by Low- and Moderate-Income Households - 91.210(a)(4), 91.310(a)(2) ..................................................................................................................... 138 MA-65 Hazard Mitigation - 91.210(a)(5), 91.310(a)(3) ......................................................................... 142 Strategic Plan ............................................................................................................................................ 143 SP-05 Overview ..................................................................................................................................... 143 SP-10 Geographic Priorities – 91.215 (a)(1) .......................................................................................... 144 SP-25 Priority Needs - 91.215(a)(2)....................................................................................................... 145 SP-30 Influence of Market Conditions – 91.215 (b) .............................................................................. 158 SP-50 Public Housing Accessibility and Involvement – 91.215(c) ......................................................... 173 SP-55 Barriers to affordable housing – 91.215(h) ................................................................................. 174 SP-60 Homelessness Strategy – 91.215(d) ............................................................................................ 176 SP-65 Lead based paint Hazards – 91.215(i) ......................................................................................... 178 SP-70 Anti-Poverty Strategy – 91.215(j) ............................................................................................... 181 SP-80 Monitoring – 91.230 ................................................................................................................... 183 Expected Resources .................................................................................................................................. 184 AP-15 Expected Resources – 91.220(c)(1,2) ......................................................................................... 184 Annual Goals and Objectives .................................................................................................................... 187 Projects ................................................................................................................................................. 192 AP-35 Projects – 91.220(d) ................................................................................................................... 192 AP-38 Project Summary ........................................................................................................................ 196 AP-50 Geographic Distribution – 91.220(f) ........................................................................................... 216 Affordable Housing ................................................................................................................................... 217 AP-55 Affordable Housing – 91.220(g) ................................................................................................. 217 AP-60 Public Housing – 91.220(h) ......................................................................................................... 218 Page 2 of 236 City of Allentown 2020-2024 Five Year Consolidated Plan & 2020 Annual Action Plan March 2020 AP-65 Homeless and Other Special Needs Activities – 91.220(i) .......................................................... 221 AP-70 HOPWA Goals– 91.220 (l)(3) ...................................................................................................... 225 AP-75 Barriers to affordable housing – 91.220(j) ................................................................................. 226 AP-85 Other Actions – 91.220(k) .......................................................................................................... 228 Program Specific Requirements ................................................................................................................ 233 Page 3 of 236 City of Allentown 2020-2024 Five Year Consolidated Plan & 2020 Annual Action Plan March 2020 Executive Summary ES-05 Executive Summary - 24 CFR 91.200(c), 91.220(b) 1. Introduction The City of Allentown, Pennsylvania, has prepared a Five-Year Consolidated Plan to identify housing and community development needs and to develop specific goals and objectives to address those needs over a five-year period. This Five-Year Consolidated Plan for the City covers the period of January 1, 2020, until December 31, 2024. The Consolidated Plan allows the City to continue to receive federal housing and community development funds as a direct Entitlement from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). In order to continue to receive these funds for Fiscal Year 2020, the City of Allentown must submit its Five-Year Consolidated Plan and FY 2020 Annual Action Plan to HUD. The 2020-2024 Consolidated Plan stipulates that the City’s Department of Community and Economic Development will administer the community development programs for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG), HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) Programs, and the Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS